Sterling runs criminal background checks for employment with automated court-record technology and human expertise for fast, accurate results.
Sterling's criminal background check service screens employment candidates through county court record searches in more than 3,200 US counties, federal district court searches, state repository searches, and global criminal searches. Its CourtDirect technology provides online access to roughly 90% of US criminal records, and roughly 90% of its US criminal checks complete within the first day.
Screens verify possible felony and misdemeanor convictions and pending cases against primary source court records before reporting, typically covering seven years of history. Locator tools query Social Security Number address histories from more than 10,000 sources and more than 2,400 jurisdictions, and the suite extends to FACIS healthcare sanctions searches and global sanctions and watchlist checks.
| Attribute | Criminal Background Checks | Criminal Background Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | |  | |
| Founded | 2015 | 1990 | |
| Sells To | Enterprise, Small Business | — | |
| Pricing Model | Recurring, Software, Transactional | — | |
| Ownership | Public | Private equity-backed |
Provider
Founded 2015
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring, Software, Transactional
Ownership Public
Provider
Founded 1990
Sells To —
Pricing Model —
Ownership Private equity-backed
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